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Shearwater bonanza
2016 5-30 SB Channel Captain Eric took the Condor Express through a lot of nice wildlife today and ended with a trip out to Cavern Point...
May 30, 20162 min read
Outstanding Cetaceans
2016 05-29 SB Channel Captain Eric reports very good sea conditions in the Santa Barbara Channel again today, and his track ran from...
May 29, 20161 min read
Whales, dolphins and an island.
2016 05-28 SB Channel Captain Dave found stunning sea conditions out in the Channel today the only caveat being the thin marine layer...
May 28, 20161 min read
Humpback is wild
2016 05-27 SB Channel Mirror glassy morning with warm sunshine and only a slight breeze in the afternoon gave us perfect conditions for...
May 27, 20162 min read
Miles of whales.
2016 05-26 SB Channel The wind and surface chop was a bit more moderate today but skies were sunny and cetaceans were abundant. Captain...
May 26, 20161 min read
Friendly Humpback Whale
2016 05-25 SB Channel The weather and sea conditions today were similar to yesterday with a light to moderate breeze but no swell...
May 25, 20162 min read
Humpbacks in the Wind
2016 05-24 SB Channel Today was an unusually wonderful weather day on the Santa Barbara Channel. It was moderately windy with small...
May 24, 20162 min read
Humpbacks galore
2016 05-23 SB Channel It was a wonderful sunny day in the Santa Barbara Channel and the wind never got going. Captain Eric, along with...
May 23, 20162 min read
Megapod of dolphins and more
2016 05-22 SB Channel Captain Eric and his crew took the Condor Express up and down the coast today and was able to locate the cetaceans...
May 22, 20161 min read
Eastern Santa Cruz Island
2016 05-19 SB Channel The fog lifted when we were on the north side of the Lanes and had to slow down to see all the wildlife in the...
May 19, 20161 min read
Cave and Spectacular Sightings
2016 05-18 SB Channel It was a silver day in the Santa Barbara Channel due to the May/June coastal stratus layer. But there was hardly...
May 18, 20162 min read
Newborn sea lion pup = update
2016 05-17 SB Channel It was a thick overcast marine layer today which produced a few isolated spots of filtered sunshine on the ocean...
May 17, 20163 min read
Surface Feeding
2016 05-15 SB Channel – East Captain Eric took the Condor Express to the east and along the north-central region of the Flats. Seas were...
May 15, 20161 min read
Springtime Feeding
2016 05-14 SB Channel – East Across mirror glass waters with an overcast marine layer, Captain Dave ran his trip to the far east to an...
May 14, 20161 min read
Whales and a Bald Eagle
2016 05-12 SB Channel Captain Eric found “a tale of two Channels” in terms of weather and sea conditions today. It was nice, warm and...
May 12, 20162 min read
Red Crabs inside the Cave
2016 05-11 SB Channel Captain Dave and his crew found abundant pelagic red crabs inside the world-famous Painted Cave. And if this was...
May 11, 20161 min read
Mother Lode of Humpback Whales
2016 05-10 SB Channel Another “June” overcast day with very calm seas that were glassy most of the day. The crew spotted plenty of...
May 10, 20162 min read
Slap Happy Humpback Goes Wild
2016 05-09 SB Channel An epic day with a thick marine layer but very calm seas. All 4 islands were in clear view. Observations today...
May 9, 20162 min read
What a wonderful day full of whales.
2016 05-08 SB Coast Our last 3 strictly coastal gray whale trips for the season ended on a high note today with plenty of great cetacean...
May 8, 20162 min read
The peak of the mother-calf gray whale migration
2016 04-24 SB Coast Peak of the mother-calf gray whale migration. Captain Eric took command of three excursions today and had great...
Apr 24, 20162 min read
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